Quantitative approximation to large-seeded wild fruit use in a late Neolithic lake dwelling: New results from the case study of layer 13 of Parkhaus Opera in Zurich (Central Switzerland)
Quantitative approximation to large-seeded wild fruit use in a late Neolithic lake dwelling: New results from the case study of layer 13 of Parkhaus Opera in Zurich (Central Switzerland)
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10.1016/j.quaint.2015.08.003
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2016-06-06
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2.2
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Jacomet, Stefanie
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作者：
Antolin, Ferran;Bleicher, Niels;Jacomet, Stefanie
一个特定的沉积物采样策略被应用到新石器时代晚期的解决阶段（dendrodated到公元前3160年左右）在桩居住地点的Parkhaus歌剧院（苏黎世，瑞士）。它包括在一个类似于3000平方米的区域内系统地收集了2100多个大体积样品（3-10 L），其中255个被选为考古植物学分析。超过80，000个大尺寸（>2 mm）的植物大残体被回收，并评估了大量大种子野生水果的组合。榛子（Corylus avellana L.），橡子（栎属），苹果/梨（Malus/Pyrus），黑刺李（Prunus spinosa L.），野生玫瑰果实（Rosa sp.），山毛榉（Fagus sp.）和野生果树（Viburnum lantana L.）是最常被采集和食用的野生水果。三种量化方法被用来评估其在经济中的重要性，同时考虑到从16个完全挖掘的结构中检索到的样本：水果项目的总平均密度，水果的总估计量，以及它们的热量贡献。大种子野果的热量重要性的估计依赖于埋藏偏差的假设。初步估计表明，它们可能提供了定居点居民总热量输入的1.5%至15%。(C)2015 Elsevier Ltd和INQUA。All rights reserved.
A specific sediment sampling strategy was applied to a late Neolithic settlement phase (dendrodated to around 3160 BC) in the pile-dwelling site of Parkhaus Opera (Zurich, Switzerland). It consisted in a systematic collection of over 2100 large-volume samples (3-10 L) in an area of similar to 3000 m(2), of which 255 were selected for archaeobotanical analysis. Over 80,000 plant macroremains of large size (>2 mm) were recovered and a rich assemblage of large-seeded wild fruits was evaluated. Hazelnuts (Corylus avellana L.), acorns (Quercus sp.), apples/pears (Malus/Pyrus), sloes (Prunus spinosa L.), wild rose fruits (Rosa sp.), beech nuts (Fagus sp.) and wayfaring tree fruits (Viburnum lantana L.) were among the most frequently and abundantly gathered and consumed wild fruits at the settlement. Three methods of quantification were used to evaluate their importance in the economy taking into account the samples retrieved from 16 fully excavated structures: total average density of fruit items, total estimated amount of fruits, and their calorific contribution. The estimation of the caloric importance of large-seeded wild fruits depends on assumptions on taphonomic biases. A first estimation suggested that they probably provided between 1.5% and 15% of the total calorific input by the settlement's inhabitants. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.